Infused with the eternal themes of death and rebirth, this compendium of poetry is aimed to represent the idealistic emergence from darkness into light. How does one respond to propositions of truth amid the shadows of doubt and despair? What are the ultimate consequences to life without meaningand to suffering without hope? These are questions which are unique to mankind, presenting a fateful dilemma in the experience of our human condition. Amid our desperate search for the worthwhile, there is a yearning to speak from the heart which poetry transcendently fulfills, affording our minds precious clarity among the chaos of emotion. These compositions are by one admittedly unable to boast from any genius or perfection, albeit a standard of quality to which he devotedly strives.